Fear The Sword

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images “It was an important lesson for me.” Evan Mobley was the Cleveland Cavaliers' best player against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. His 14-point third quarter got Cleveland back into the game. The issue was, he followed that up with zero shot attempts in the fourth. Head coach Kenny Atkinson takes the blame for that. “It was an important … [Read more...] about Atkinson takes blame for Mobley’s fourth quarter against Celtics

Photo by Winslow Townson/Getty Images Resting Garland is more precautionary at this point of the season. Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland will not be available for Wednesday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans with a groin injury. This is on the heels of his worst game of the season against the Boston Celtics. According to head coach Kenny Atkinson, this … [Read more...] about Atkinson provides update on Garland’s injury: ‘He took a bad fall last night’

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images The Cavaliers, fresh off their first loss of the season, look to turn the page against the Pelicans. The Boston Celtics proved that the Cavaliers are mortal after all. Now can the team show the mental toughness to pull out a win 24 hours later? Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (15-1) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (4-11) Where: Rocket Mortgage … [Read more...] about Cavs vs. Pelicans preview and gamethread

Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images Gilbert is launching a formal bid for WNBA expansion. Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert are backing a formal bid for a WNBA expansion team in the land, per CNBC. If successful, it would be Cleveland's first professional women’s basketball team since the Rockers in 2003. The WNBA has been rising in popularity with last … [Read more...] about Cleveland, Dan Gilbert want a WNBA team

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Garland and four other Cavaliers are out tonight. The Cleveland Cavaliers have added Darius Garland (groin), Sam Merrill (ankle), Dean Wade (ankle), Isaac Okoro (ankle) and Caris LeVert (knee) as OUT for tonight’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. Cleveland’s other three stars, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley are … [Read more...] about Darius Garland to miss game vs. Pelicans